High Art?

High Art? 2013 Hand Blown Glass, Pedestal, Lighting 3ft. x 3ft. x 4ft. It is a turbulent time to be a glass artist and more specifically a glass blower. I find many peers are torn on their opinion of where glass, smoking pipes fit into the canon of glass objects. Some are vehemently against the idea that a glass pipes could even be considered art. While there exist a completely opposite opinion that some pipes are most definitely a true work of art with out question. This topic is so polarizing that many don’t ever wish to speak about it publicly. With this goblet that is well lit and placed on a pedestal that nearly hides a broken pipe at its foot I pose this question in the open. Creating a forum to catalyze open conversation on where you may stand.